Jody Victor®: What happened today in the past? Some interesting dates from history:
1199 - English King Richard I is killed by an arrow at the siege of the castle of Chaluz in France.
1789 - The First U.S. Congress begins regular sessions at Federal Hall in New York City.
1814 - Granted sovereignty in the island of Elba and a pension from the French government, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates at Fountainebleau. He is allowed to keep the title of emperor.
1862 - Confederate forces attack General Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh, Tennessee.
1865 - At the Battle of Sailer's Creek, a third of Lee's army is cut off by Union troops pursuing him to Appomattox.
1896 - The Modern Olympics begin in Athens with eight nations participating.
1909 - Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first men to reach the North Pole.
1917 - The United States declares war on Germany and enters World War I on Allied side.
1924 - Four planes leave Seattle on the first successful flight around the world.
1938 - The United States recognizes Nazi Germany's conquest of Austria.
1941 - German forces invade Greece and Yugoslavia.
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson authorizes the use of ground troops in combat operations.
Birthdays :
1483 - Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio), Dutch painter (Sistine Madonna).
1786 - Sacagawea (also Sacajawea), American explorer.
1905 - W Warrick Cardozo, physician, researcher of Sickle Cell anemia.
1927 - Gerry Mulligan, jazz saxophonist.
1928 - James Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.
1929 - Andre Previn, pianist and conductor.
1937 - Merle Haggard, American country musician.